Cops Don't Cry: A Book of Help and Hope for Police Families

SYNOPSIS

Vali Stone's book takes us from laughter as a police officer is forced to issue his own wife a speeding ticket to tears as a child dies in an officer's arms. Outsiders find it hard to fathom the emotional roller coaster that these men and women and their families ride on a daily basis. Cops Don't Cry answers the urgent need to educate officers and their families about the joys and pitfalls of this kind of dynamic relationship. Vali's book deals with the real issues that face officers and their families on a regular basis: shift work, communication breakdown, children issues and fear. Spouses agree that law enforcement officers grapple with the real-life horrors on the job and that the bitter belief that 'cops don't cry' is sadly untrue

About The Author:
Vali Stone is a graduate of York University. She resides with her husband Paul Stone, police constable with Toronto Police Service, and their two children, Michele and Trevor. Vali has worked extensively with police spouses in her area and beyond to help them to better understand the dynamics of the police family. Paul is a keen supporter of his wife's endeavors in this area, and is often involved with her at seminars and media appearances. Cops Don't Cry is based on surveys and interviews conducted by Vali-and on her own 20 years of experience of a police spouse.

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